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On 28 November 1919 Nancy Astor was elected as MP for Plymouth Sutton. She took her seat on 1 December 1919 and gave her The first woman elected to Westminster was Constance Markiewicz, but the first one to take up her seat in Parliament in 1919 was American-born Nancy Astor.
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When Nancy Astor's husband gave up his seat in British parliament, she decided to run in his place. Her victory immortalized her On December 1, 1919, Lady Nancy Astor made history by becoming the first woman to take her seat in the British House of Commons. First Woman in the British Parliament | William & Mary Libraries
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Originally from Virginia, Astor first visited England in 1903 after her divorce from her first husband Robert Shaw. The following year she Nancy Astor: the first woman to sit in the House of Commons 1919-1945 Women's History Month - First female MP in the UK
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